Nose-bag.



G. A. STANBERY.

NOSE BAG.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26. I913. RENEWED OCT-1, I915.

Patented May 2,1916.

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W. N \l w THE COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH ,cO., WASHINGTON, D. C.

G. A. STANBERY.

NOSE BAG. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26. l9l3. RENEWED OCT- 1,1915.

Patented May 2, 1916.

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GEORGE A. STANBERY, OF TRADE, TENNESSEE.

NOSE-BAG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

lPatented May a, late.

Applicationfiled March26, 1913, Serial No. 756,978. Renewedflctober 1,1915. Serial No. 53,655.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that I, GEORGE A. STANBERY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Trade, in the county ofJohnson and State of Tennessee, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Nose-Bags, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to nose bags or feed bags, and it has for itsobject to provide simple and improved means for supporting a feed bag ofordinary construction in such fashion that it may be readily adjusted tothe proper or most desirable position relative to the mouth of theanimal.

A further object of the invention is to provide simple and improvedsupporting means of a nature which when the animal stretches its neck inreaching for the food will have a tendency to draw the bag upward towardthe month, while when the food is being masticated there will be atendency for the bag to drop, leaving the animal free and ample space tochew the food.

A further object of the invention is to simplify and improve theconstruction of the supporting plates and the pulleys associatedtherewith.

With these and other ends in view which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in theimproved construction and novel arrangement and combination of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferredform of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of theclaims may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings,--Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the head andneck of an animal to which a nose bag having the improved supportingmeans has been applied. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional viewof the device removed from the head of the animal. Fig. 3 is a sectionalview, enlarged, taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectionaldetail view taken on the line 4-4 in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a perspectivedetail view showing one of the supporting members and related parts,detached and separated.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of reference.

The nose bag B which is of ordinary construction is provided adjacent toits upper edge and at diametrically opposite sides with reinforcingloops or straps 10 of leather or other suitable material, said loops orstraps serving for the attachment of buckles 11. Adjustably connectedwith said buckles are the ends of the head strap 12 which passes overthe head of the animal back of the ears and which serve to support theweight of the nose bag and its contents.

C, C represent supporting plates or disks, each of said disks beingprovided with a slot 13 with which a strap 14 carrying a buckle 15 isconnected. The cheek portions of the strap 12 engage the buckles 15which are adjustably connected therewith, thereby sus pending the disk Cadjustably on said cheek straps. The disks C are provided withadditional slots 16 for the passage of a strap 17 having a buckle 18,whereby said strap which passes across the nose of the animal may belengthened or shortened to fit the device comfortably on the head of theanimal.

Each of the disks C supports on the outer face thereof a keeper 19, thesame being secured by means of a bolt 20 having a noncircular head 21which is countersunk in the outer face of said keeper. The bolt 20passes through the disk 0 and is secured by a nut 22 which iscountersunk in the inner face of the disk. The bolt 20 supportsintermediate the keeper 19 and the outer face of the disk 2. groovedpulley 23 and washers 24 that lie intermediate the ends of the pulleyand the inner face of the keeper and the outer face of the disk,respectively, said washers being shaped to abut on the ends of thekeeper so as to be held against rotation. These washers may be readilyreplaced by new ones when worn, the parts being readily disassembled bysimply loosening the nut on the bolt. Guided over the pulleys 23 are theends of a strap 25, the looped portion of which may be connected withthe check hook 26 when the device is in use; the terminals of the strap25 are connected adjustably with the buckles 11, being provided with aseries of apertures 25 for such adjustment.

As will be seen from the foregoing de scription, taken in connectionwith the drawings hereto annexed, the weight of the nose bag issupported by the head strap 12 which passes over the head of the animal.Said head strap being connected adjustably with the nose bag by means ofthe buckles 11, it

follows that the bag may be readily adjusted to fit the heads of animalsof difierent sizes. In like manner the supporting plates or disks C, aswell as the nose strap 17, may be adjusted; the said supporting platesor disks being suspended from the cheek portions of the head strap bythe straps 14 and buckles '15. The nose bag being, furthermore, con- Thesupporting members or disks G are provided on their inner faces withflat smooth keepers 27 which are located about diametrically opposite tothe slots 13 for the passage of the cheek portions of the strap 12,thereby causing the supporting plates or disks to be held on the cheekstraps with suflicient firmness to insure the perfect operation of thedevice.

The construction of theimproved device is extremely simple andinexpensive, involving with the exception of the supporting plateshaving the keepers and pulleys the use of no fittings that are notstandard and procurable in the open market. The supporting plates andrelated parts are extremely simple and of such a nature as to be readilydisassembled for convenience in making repairs when worn.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. In a device of the class described, a pair of supporting membersconsisting of disks having pulleys journaled adjacent to their outerfaces and provided with fiat smooth keepers on their inner faces, a nosestrap connecting the disks, a head strap having cheek portions guidedthrough the fiat smooth keepers, means connecting the cheek portionswith the disks, a nose bag having buckles with which the cheek portionsof the head strap are connected, and a check strap guided over thepulleys on the disks and connected terminally with the buckles of thenose bag.

2. A pair of supporting members consisting of disks, each having abuckle carrying strap connected therewith, a nose strap connecting thedisks, a guide pulley and a keeper on the opposite sides of each disk, anose bag, a head strap having cheek me1nbers adjustably connected withthe buckles, said cheek pieces being guided through the keepers on thedisks and terminally con nected with the nose bag, and a check strapguided over the pulleys and connected terminally with the nose bag.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE A. STANBERY.

lVitnesses COLUMBUS F. MAY, GEORGE M. Lovn.

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